GENERALLY

Southaven Code of Ordinances tit. I, ch. 6, art. I

in effect

Southaven Code of Ordinances § 1-201 Definitions.

Sec. 1-201. - Definitions. The following words and terms when used in this chapter are intended to mean and shall mean as follows, to wit: Municipal mains shall mean any and all water-carrying and water-distributing pipes, mains, and conduits owned and maintained by the city. Person shall mean any person, firm or corporation, either as principal or as agent for another. Superintendent shall mean the general manager of the utilities of the city. Water shall mean the water service or water supply belonging to and furnished, or to be furnished, by the city. (Ord. of 6-19-01)

Southaven Code of Ordinances § 1-202 Connections with water mains.

Sec. 1-202. - Connections with water mains. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to make or cause to be made any connection, directly or indirectly, with any of the municipal mains, or in any way to obtain or cause to be obtained any water from the municipal mains, expect as herein provided. (b) When any person desires an original service connection with any municipal main, and when any person desires to obtain an initial or original water supply, he shall make written application therefore on a form or forms to be obtained from the superintendent, setting forth in such application the number and kind of fixtures and outlets that will be served by such connection, and the purpose or purposes for which the water will be used (c) Any person who applies for and obtains water at a particular location or in or upon any premises and who desires to discontinue the use of such water at any such place shall notify the superintendent, in writing, of the time when the use of the water by him will be discontinued. In the event of the failure to give such notice, such person shall remain and be liable for any and all water used at the location until the superintendent shall acquire actual personal knowledge that the person who so applied for such water at the location has discontinued use thereof. (d) Any person desiring to obtain or use water at any place or upon any premises where the original service connection has already been made by where the water has been cut off, or left on, shall in either event make application to the superintendent for such water, as in the case of a person desiring to obtain an initial or original supply of water. (e) No person except the superintendent or some other duly authorized municipal employee shall turn the water on or off at any stopcock, or install or remove to repair any water meter or service pipe or connection. (f) No person shall make any change in or addition to any water pipes at, in or upon any premises, or install or connect any additional water fixtures or outlets unless such person shall first have obtained a written permit to do so from the superintendent. (g) A separate service pipe from the municipal main shall be required for each location and customer served, and no water pipe shall extend or be extended from any location, lot, building or premises to another, unless a permit to do so shall first to be obtained from the superintendent. (Ord. of 6-19-01)

Southaven Code of Ordinances § 1-203 Service connections.

Sec. 1-203. - Service connections. (a) The size of the service connection or tap on any municipal main shall be governed by the use indicated on the original written application therefor. No connection or tap shall be made to any municipal main without the written consent of the superintendent. (b) The title to all service pipes, cocks, valves, curb cock boxes, meters and materials provided, furnished or installed by the municipality, and/or those which have been deeded to the municipality by any owner and/or developer shall be and remain in the municipality. (Ord. of 6-19-01)

Southaven Code of Ordinances § 1-204 Inspection of premises authorized.

Sec. 1-204. - Inspection of premises authorized. The superintendent, as well as the other employees of his department, shall have the right at any reasonable time to go upon or in any premises supplied with water for the purpose of determining the amount of water used on any such premises and for the purpose of inspection and examining the fixtures, appliances, outlets or methods employed in the use of such water. (Ord. of 6-19-01)

Southaven Code of Ordinances § 1-205 Operation of fire hydrants restricted.

Sec. 1-205. - Operation of fire hydrants restricted. No person other than a municipal employee engaged in the discharge of his duty shall turn on or operate any of the fire hydrants belonging to the municipality. Privately owned fire hydrants or other fire protective devices shall be used only in case of fires, unless otherwise authorized in writing by the superintendent. Any water used by means of any such privately owned hydrant or device for any purpose other than the bone fide extinguishments or attempted extinguishments or control of fire shall be paid for at the quantity rates herein prescribed for retail meter customers. (Ord. of 6-19-01)

Southaven Code of Ordinances § 1-206 Obstructing access to water fixtures.

Sec. 1-206. - Obstructing access to water fixtures. No person shall obstruct the free access to any fire hydrant, stopcock or other fixture belonging to the municipality and used in connection with its water mains by placing motor vehicles or other conveyances, stone, brick, lumber, dirt or anything whatsoever so as to constitute in the way of or impeding immediate access to any such fire hydrant or other fixture. (Ord. of 6-19-01)

Southaven Code of Ordinances § 1-207 Wasting water.

Sec. 1-207. - Wasting water. No person shall carelessly or willfully waste the water obtained from the municipal mains, nor supply the same to non-customers. Water shall be carried away from the municipal schools, fountains, parks, building or other municipal property. (Ord. of 6-19-01)

Southaven Code of Ordinances § 1-208 Maintenance of pipes and fixtures.

Sec. 1-208. - Maintenance of pipes and fixtures. All persons furnished water by the municipality shall keep and maintain their water pipes, fixtures, appliances and outlets in good repair, so as to prevent the waste of water. Water fixtures or outlets shall not be left running to prevent the same from freezing, or otherwise, so as waste water. (Ord. of 6-19-01)

Southaven Code of Ordinances § 1-209 Consumers.

Sec. 1-209. - Consumers. (a) Classification. The water customers and consumers furnished and supplied water by the municipality are hereby classified as follows: (1) Business or commercial water customers and consumers: This classification and class of municipal water customers and consumers shall and does include all business and commercial concerns, establishments, enterprises and premises now obtaining or hereafter to obtain water from the municipality for any purpose other than solely for domestic, home and family consumption and use and expressly the following: All hotels, restaurants, lunch stands, filling stations, stores, hospitals, construction projects or work, garages, barbershops, colleges, laundries, bakeries, dry cleaning establishments, office buildings, banks, drugstores, wash racks, and any and all other premises supplied with water by the municipality except private homes or residences. (2) Domestic customers or consumers: This classification and class of municipal water customers and consumers shall and does include private homes and residences. (b) Commercial consumers. Business or commercial water customers or consumers shall be furnished water by the municipality at the quantity or meter rates hereinafter prescribed. If any business or commercial water customer or consumer has not been supplied with a water meter, the municipality shall supply such customer or consumer with a water meter at the expense of the customer or consumer as soon as the same can reasonably be obtained and installed by the municipality. (c) Meters to be furnished. The municipality shall furnish and supply water meters to all domestic customers and consumers of water in the city as soon as it is reasonably possible for the municipality to obtain and install such meters Such meters shall be obtained, furnished and installed by the municipality after an adequate fee has bee collected. When such meter has been so installed, such domestic customer and consumer shall be furnished and shall pay for water at the quantity and meter rates prescribed herein. (Ord. of 6-19-01)

Source: City of Southaven, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/southaven/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CO_TITIAD_CH6UT_ARTIGEFetched: 11/1/2026